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LOT 1531
Bronze Age Dress Pin Pair
CIRCA 800 B.C.
6 1/8 - 11 7/8 in. (32 grams total, 15.5-30 cm).
Each with a long tapering stem and a simple discoid terminal. [2]
ProvenanceEx private collection, Walton on Thames, UK, 1970s.
From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page.
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LOT 1531
Bronze Age Dress Pin Pair
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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